~* Ash *~
Many brides grow their hair out before the wedding (and/or get extensions) to have long locks that can be perfectly spiraled or put in some elaborate up-do on the big day. However, within a few months of the "I dos," most women toss out the deep conditioner, take out the weave, and chop off their hair.
Some people describe it as freeing themselves from the stress of the wedding, others say that long hair makes them feel young or immature, and some women just plain like the convenience of short hair.
In my opinion, cutting your hair after the wedding is a lot like binge-eating after an extreme diet. You get sick of obsessing about being perfect, and you just want to be comfortable.
I'm known for being scissor-happy. My hair goes through cycles of growing and cutting. I'll grow my hair past my shoulders,
cut it to not-quite-shoulder-length,
grow it a little bit more again,
get sick of it, and chop it to my chin...
and repeat.
In fact, a few weeks after I graduated college, I cut off almost a foot of hair myself. Yep, I took some scissors into my parents' bathroom and went to work!
Why?
Well, there was the whole "new phase of life" thing. However, I'd also just gotten a cramp in my arm from spending almost two hours drying and straightening my hair -- all to go outside, sweat, and have my curls come right back. Goodbye, straight hair. Hello, pixie-cut curls!
This time, I've decided to do the opposite. I'm going to grow my hair as long as I can tolerate it.
I also got a Keratin treatment to keep my hair strong and healthy during the process. I blogged awhile back about how I was thinking of getting one but was nervous about it. I gave in, and I love it!
It's not the life-changing event that some people say, but I can blow-dry and flat iron my hair in 20-30 minutes flat. It still has body and volume. I even let it air-dry over the weekend, and my hair was mostly straight -- in a good way (i.e. not the damaged, flat relaxer-version of straight).
Over the next 3-5 months, my curls will supposedly return to their full glory. However, given how wonderful this has been so far, I might just keep it up!
Some people describe it as freeing themselves from the stress of the wedding, others say that long hair makes them feel young or immature, and some women just plain like the convenience of short hair.
In my opinion, cutting your hair after the wedding is a lot like binge-eating after an extreme diet. You get sick of obsessing about being perfect, and you just want to be comfortable.
I'm known for being scissor-happy. My hair goes through cycles of growing and cutting. I'll grow my hair past my shoulders,
cut it to not-quite-shoulder-length,
grow it a little bit more again,
get sick of it, and chop it to my chin...
and repeat.
In fact, a few weeks after I graduated college, I cut off almost a foot of hair myself. Yep, I took some scissors into my parents' bathroom and went to work!
Why?
Well, there was the whole "new phase of life" thing. However, I'd also just gotten a cramp in my arm from spending almost two hours drying and straightening my hair -- all to go outside, sweat, and have my curls come right back. Goodbye, straight hair. Hello, pixie-cut curls!
This time, I've decided to do the opposite. I'm going to grow my hair as long as I can tolerate it.
I also got a Keratin treatment to keep my hair strong and healthy during the process. I blogged awhile back about how I was thinking of getting one but was nervous about it. I gave in, and I love it!
It's not the life-changing event that some people say, but I can blow-dry and flat iron my hair in 20-30 minutes flat. It still has body and volume. I even let it air-dry over the weekend, and my hair was mostly straight -- in a good way (i.e. not the damaged, flat relaxer-version of straight).
Over the next 3-5 months, my curls will supposedly return to their full glory. However, given how wonderful this has been so far, I might just keep it up!
I'm glad you liked the keratin treatment! I'm slowly chopping mine off again because I've decided to go back natural. Let me know how long it stays straight, I might want to try it.